The dystopian novel is a well-worn genre in literary circles, whether it be the post apocalyptic world Stephen King’sThe Stand, or perhaps more appropriately to our subject, John Wyndham’sThe Chrysalids*. In Flynn’s case, he’s travelling well trodden dystopian ground, what with the apoca...
s books on the subject. Instead there were disturbing facts and horrible black and white photos. Since the 1980s, many fine books about the Holocaust for children have been published, so I would certainly not be the first one to face the harrowing task of presenting this material in both ...
“Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don’t, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be eas...
What Icando, however, if I anticipate interruptions, is research. Right now I am gathering information for my next nonfiction book, and I am looking up facts for the novel I am finishing and a friend’s memoir, which I am editing. Even in fiction you need to check your facts: When di...
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Editing. The editing process was a collaboration with my awesome friends, as well as my mother. It’s difficult to edit yourself. Actually, it is impossible to edit yourself. And when you have a pile of people helping you sort through the stories and facts, you get lots of opinions. But...
Fascinating Facts About Helen Keller Helen was the very first person who was deaf and blind to graduate. From Radcliffe, no less, from which she graduated cum laude in 1904 with a Bachelor’s Degree. She wasnominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1953. The nomination came after Keller visited...
It makes people angry that corruption of the voting process is possible. People get angry at the imputation, or the fact. People even get angry at the real facts being exposed, because that erodes the ideals! I think there is a widespread pandemic of narcissism, and we see narcissistic rage...
It’s hard to draw a full portrait of a man with no more information than his title “Conjuror;” but much of early African American culture is based on such bits and pieces of surviving facts. Without this tidbit, we would have no way of knowing that the enslaved peoples of Randolph ...
(delicious home-made grape wine is available later in the item). The couple’s conversation seems a tad stilted and one wonders what they talk about when the cameras aren’t around. Probably nothing. Mary-Lou also seems considerably younger than Jim and there’s definitely another story to ...